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ENGWRT 0561 - WRITING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines writing from times of conflict and crisis to help students compose work in which they witness, report, advocate, question, and/or desire change. Students study creative writing by authors responding to significant cultural and political events for its use of writing strategies such as observation, reflection, advocacy, and argument. Students develop their own creative work on social change issues relevant to their interests and ultimately gain knowledge of the importance of civic engagement.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0004 or ENGCMP 0006
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ENGWRT 0570 - DIGITAL POETRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will read, critique, and experience poems by published authors who employ innovative media and forms. Students will also craft their own digital poems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ENGWRT 1000 - ADV CREATV NONFICTION WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An advanced writing course designed to hone creative nonfiction writing skills through extensive writing, workshop style peer critiques, and in-depth reading. Several of the subgenres of creative nonfiction will be studied and practiced: memoir, personal essay, nature writing, travel writing, science writing, biographical profile, and historical incident. Accurate description, scenic representation, and narrative framing will be among the technical devices considered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Workshop
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 OR 0053 OR 0500
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ENGWRT 1011 - DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An advanced creative and professional writing course on the nature and value of storytelling and the ways in which storytelling is changing in the digital era. Students compose narratives in a variety of multimedia formats, including digital images, audio and video recording, and hypermedia.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 and ENGWRT 0050 or 0053
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ENGWRT 1021 - ADVANCED FICTION WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course assumes students know the basics of fiction. Students work on writing short stories and read a wide range of stories. Students can expect to revise their work regularly. Class sessions will address problems in fiction writing - from plot to characterization, from point-of-view to style.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053 or 0521
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ENGWRT 1031 - ADVANCED POETRY WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This upper level poetry writing course offers students who have mastered fundamental skills and who are familiar with basic issues of craft and form a workshop environment in which to compose and revise a significant group of poems. The course will include the close reading and study of some important works of modern and contemporary poetry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0531
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ENGWRT 1130 - GRAMMAR, USAGE, AND STYLE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Reviews essential grammatical principles traditionally and historically, including punctuation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0004 or 0006
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ENGWRT 1140 - DIGITAL MAGAZINE PRODUCTION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
After rigorous study of landmark print and online magazines, students will produce solo magazines and then work in an editorial team to build a single online magazine.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Workshop
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053 or 0511
Course Attributes: Hybrid
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ENGWRT 1192 - TECHNICAL WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Prepares students to deal with problems of technological communication in various fields. Includes analysis, development, use and evaluation of various models employed in the process of technical writing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0006 or (ENGCMP 0005 and JENGR Program) or (ENGCMP 0005 and JNUR-UNK Plan)
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ENGWRT 1294 - FORM AND THEORY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An advanced writing seminar designed to focus on matters of interest unique to the written arts. Specific topics will change from year to year, but assigned texts, class discussion, and student writing will deal with modern and contemporary issued of form and theory from the writers’ point of view.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053
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ENGWRT 1700 - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This seminar provides a capstone experience for English writing majors and students intensely committed to writing. It is assumed that students come to the seminar having taken a fairly broad range of both English writing and literature courses. Students will complete an original manuscript in a genre of their choice (e.g. poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction). Manuscripts will be evaluated by an approved outside reader as well as the instructor. Class hours will be devoted to workshop critiques and discussing contemporary issues of form and theory related to the written arts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 and 0053; PLAN: Writing major or minor; LVL: Junior or Senior
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ENGWRT 1902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This option permits students to design their own course with the approval of a department faculty member. Students must submit a proposal to the faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053
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ENGWRT 1950 - PROFESSIONAL WRITING INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 6
This course will allow qualified students majoring in English writing to work under an employer’s supervision while developing and completing tasks relevant to their eventual professional employment. In an internship, students could write in any number of forms (memos, letters, reports, web pages, press releases, etc.) And would devote at least 50% of their time to drafting, revising, and finalizing various documents for an employer. In addition, students will write a final report for the coordinator of professional writing in which they describe and assess their internship experience. Students must have junior or senior standing and a 3.0 Grade point average to be eligible.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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Entrepreneurship |
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ENTR 1680 - ENTREPRENEURS IDEA LAB
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed as a pragmatic approach to converting a new idea into a new venture. Students are led through a step-by-step process of developing an idea in context with a beachhead market so that it will be commercially viable. Students will present new ideas, select the best and work on the strongest innovations for presentation to local entrepreneurs at the end of the course. Local business experts and business owners will mentor students during the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ENTR 1685 - ENTREPRENEURS TOOLKIT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will provide students with knowledge of important tools and skills required for entrepreneurial success, including finding investors or financing; developing a leadership team; managing risk and change; legal considerations and protecting proprietary information; cash flow tracking; ethics; and exit strategies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ENTR 1686 - ENTREPRENEURS FIELD CAMP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will complete 150 hours in a local start-up, small business, or established company learning and applying skills in business planning, market research, product development, website development or social media marketing, investor or finance solicitation and planning, or business accounting.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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Environmental Studies |
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ENVSTD 0100 - INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Survey of environmental concepts and principles. Students evaluate contemporary environmental issues as they relate to the quality of life. Environmental topics are used to develop analytical skills. The natural and social (environ mental) consequences of population growth, food supply demands, pollution, and resource exploitation are discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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ENVSTD 1200 - INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 12
Practical experience in environmental studies in a professional setting. Students earning internships must write an extensive summarization and analysis of their field experiences. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated by the faculty advisor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
Course Requirements: PROG: SOCSCI; PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
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ENVSTD 1400 - SOIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to engage students to critically look at soil as the central link in the function and creation of the terrestrial environment by examining the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soil. Soils are a natural body, engaged in dynamic interaction with the atmosphere above and the strata below that influences the planet’s climate and hydrological cycle, and serves as the primary habitat for a versatile community of living organisms. This course will incorporate how soils influence climate change, pollution control, human expropriation of natural resources, and the prospects for harmonious and sustainable development. This course will also include field activities relevant to a career in Environmental Science.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENVSTD 0100; PLAN: Environmental Studies
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ENVSTD 1500 - ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Immerse a student in a regional experience as a two week field course. This course will enable students to see critically and to interpret a cultural landscape through the perspective of culture and history, sustainability, ecology and natural environment, geology, and geography. Using a combination of structured field studies, cultural specific readings, primary and secondary data, and standard geographic field techniques this course strives to develop a deeper affective and cognitive understanding of a specified geographic region. This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to participate in a travel experience that is directly linked to their coursework and academic concentration and to broaden understanding of social and environmental processes through hands-on-site visits to several national and global parks, cities, towns, cultural centers, nature preserves, museums, etc. Course can be taken more than once as study sites will change.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ENVSTD 1700 - SENIOR SEMNR IN ENVIRON STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The student undertakes a critical examination of the problems and issues associated with a particular dimension of environmental policy or environmental management, culminating in a final paper.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FIN 0300 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Focuses on how companies make investment and financing decisions, including capital formation and resource allocation. The concepts of time-value of money, security valuation, capital budgeting, and the tradeoff between risk and expected return are also introduced. Cost of capital, financial leverage, and capital structure policies are also presented.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ACCT 0115
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FIN 1310 - INVESTMENTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides an understanding of the process of evaluating and selecting investments. Discusses investment techniques, vehicles, and strategies emphasizing the risk-return tradeoffs. The operations of securities markets are explained and investments in equities, fixed income securities, and other outlets are discussed. The course also familiarizes students with published financial data.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
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FIN 1315 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduction and overview of personal financial planning. Topics include financial planning, managing assets, credit, insurance, investments and retirement and estate planning.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
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FIN 1356 - INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Analyzes long term decision making for the firm. The course will investigate various techniques in capital budgeting. An emphasis on the impact on shareholder wealth will be stressed. Additional topics include the analysis of cost of capital and capital structure issues. Dividend policy will be presented as it impacts share value and financing. The course will use spreadsheet analysis models for case work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and STAT 1040; CREQ: FIN 1310
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FIN 1365 - FINANCE SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Detailed analysis of a particular topic not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and FIN 1310
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FIN 1370 - PORTFOLIO THEORY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The economics of pricing in the securities, options, commodities, and foreign exchange markets. Covers speculation and the nature of financial markets.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 1310
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FIN 1380 - DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An overview of derivative securities and their use in corporate strategy and risk management, this course employs quantitative methods to analyze, design, price and use derivative instruments in a managerial context. Basic derivative contracts such as forward, futures, options and swaps are covered, as well as the pricing of these claims, arbitrage, and hedging in these markets. Students apply the analytical models to real-life situations through case studies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad LG/SU3 Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and FIN 1310
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FIN 1390 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course provides an introduction to multinational finance by examining how international business markets work, and how multinational firms operate within that environment. Topics covered in the course include an examination of the international monetary system, the foreign exchange markets, international trade, global cost of capital, foreign exchange exposure and hedging risk in international exchange markets.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and STAT 1040
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FIN 1483 - FINANCE INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
The student undertakes, under specific conditions, an independent program of study, research, or creative activity usually off-campus and with less immediate and frequent guidance from the sponsoring faculty member than is typically provided in directed reading and directed research courses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FIN 1486 - FINANCE INTERNSHIP 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A beginning-level internship experience in which students provide technical expertise in finance to business, industry, government, or nonprofit organizations. Academic credits are proportioned on the basis of approximately 10 hours per week per term equal to 3 credits. Placements are arranged by the coordinator and supervised by a faculty member in finance. Students must write and present an extensive analysis of the internship experience.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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FIN 1487 - FINANCE INTERNSHIP 2
Minimum Credits: 6
Maximum Credits: 6
An advanced internship experience in which students provide technical expertise in finance to business, industry, government, or nonprofit organizations. Academic credits are proportioned on the basis of approximately 10 hours per week per term equal to 3 credits. Placements are arranged by the coordinator and supervised by a faculty member in finance. Students must write and present an extensive analysis of the internship experience.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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FA 0015 - HISTORY OF WESTERN ART 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introductory survey course that explores the major accomplishments in Western art (painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts) from prehistory to the arrival of the Black Death. A strongly interdisciplinary approach is taken, one that considers how religious, political, economic and social conditions affected the creation of art.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0016 - HISTORY OF WESTERN ART 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introductory survey course that explores the major accomplishments in Western art (painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts) from the Renaissance through the modern era. A strongly interdisciplinary approach is taken, one that considers how religious, political, economic and social conditions affected the creation of art. It is not necessary to have taken FA 0015 History of Western Art 1 before taking this course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0031 - MODERN ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A period survey that examines the most influential art styles of the 19th and 20th centuries. The complex relationship between art movements and the societal conditions that affected the creation and meaning of this art is examined through readings, class discussion and visual/contextual analysis. Writing skills are emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0050 - MEDIEVAL ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A period survey that examines the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages, beginning with the emergence and legalization of Christianity in the late Roman empire and ending with the arrival of the Black Death. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of Christian imagery as it relates to historical and theological developments over time, as well as the structural, functional and aesthetic characteristics of individual monuments. Writing skills are emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0054 - ART LOOTING AND DESTRUCTION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FA 0080 - WORLD RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introductory-level course that examines a rich variety of the world’s major religious buildings and complexes, focusing particular attention on understanding structural, functional and aesthetic characteristics of individual monuments. Societal conditions and religious beliefs that affected their design and meaning are examined through readings, discussion and visual/contextual analysis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0150 - ANCIENT ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines in full or in part the artistic and cultural traditions of the ancient world, including the ancient near east, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece and Rome. Religious, literary and political documents are analyzed to better understand the form and function of ancient sculpture, painting and architecture.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0304 - RENAISSANCE ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the art and architecture created in Italy and in Northern Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. Focus is placed on defining the term “renaissance,” as well as exploring the major artists, patrons and cultural centers of the period. Historical events, pertinent literary and philosophical sources, and religious figures are explored to contextualize the work of great masters such as Giotto, Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian and Palladio.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0351 - BAROQUE ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The Protestant reformation brought about not only a strong Catholic counter-reformation, but also entirely new economic and social conditions under which art and architecture thrived in 17th and 18th century Italy, Spain, Flanders, Holland, France and England. In this course we closely examine how societal conditions affected the creation, type, subject matter and meaning of this art, through readings, classroom discussion and visual/contextual analysis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0440 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A comprehensive study of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this course carefully investigates his life, his career and his far-reaching beliefs on a number of topics. All of his major structures and creative periods are examined, including those buildings and projects Wright undertook in the Pittsburgh region, especially the world-famous Kaufmann House, Fallingwater. In addition, a broader discussion of modern architectural movements and relevant architects will be undertaken in order help students contextualize Wright’s ideas and achievements. Writing skills are emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0450 - TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course closely examines the development of architectural styles and building technologies from the late nineteenth century to the present. This is accomplished by thoroughly investigating (through assigned readings, classroom discussion and visual/contextual analysis) individual architects and their significant structures, as well as the relationship between the built-environment and societal conditions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0521 - AMERICAN PAINTING 19TH CENTURY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the major movements, artists and cultural issues in the development of nineteenth century American painting. Chronologically or thematically this course addresses portraiture, landscape, still-life, genre and history painting, up to the 1913 Armory Show.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 0621 - ART OF CHINA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Asia, particularly China, but also India and Japan. Singular monuments of great importance receive intensive study, such as the Great Stupa at Sanchi, Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, the Forbidden City and the Ise Grand Shrine. Other major topics include Chinese bronze ritual object, Hindu architecture, Chinese scroll painting and Japanese prints.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FA 1902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Independent reading and research to be arranged in consultation with instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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Foundations of Education |
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FDSED 0001 - HIST/PHIL OF ED: AMER EMPHSS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
American education is studied from a historical, cultural and philosophical perspective. Students will develop their philosophy of education, cultivate skills that enable them to analyze educational issues, and enhance their learning through local school classroom observations and reflective laboratory activity.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 0002 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed to help all first-time; full-time students develop the knowledge and skills to transition successfully to college life and prepare for a career in education. Students are provided with fundamental instruction in the development of critical thinking and analytical skills and will explore academic success strategies, as well as online learning and the University library. This course will assist students with major and career exploration in the field of education and provide an extended orientation to University resources and campus life.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1020 - SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed for educators to communicate effectively in Spanish with students and parents whose first language is not English. There is a focus on oral and aural communication. Grammar and vocabulary specific to educators is emphasized as well as the cultures of the Hispanic peoples.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1026 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Designed primarily for pre-service teachers, this course familiarizes students with basic materials, resources, and strategies for making appropriate adaptations and accommodations in the classroom for students whose first language is not English. The course will also cover the characteristics of English language learners and methods for performing effective non-discriminatory assessment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: LVL: Sophomore level or higher
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FDSED 1030 - CULTURAL DIVERSITY AMONG NATIVE AND HERITAGE SPANISH SPEAKERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This class explores the cultural diversity in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States. Students learn about the language commonalities and differences between countries, learn about the role Hispanics have in the United States both culturally and socially, and current issues. Students will investigate issues of Spanish-English bilingualism and explore the differences between Native and Heritage Speakers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1036 - FOUNDATIONS OF ESL INSTRUCTION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course offers students an introduction to theory, research and practice in teaching English language learners in the elementary, middle and secondary grades. The course begins with an overview of sociocultural characteristics of ELLs, legal responsibilities, and educational and language policies in the United States. Students will also learn the basic theories and principles associated with second language acquisition. Students will explore the philosophies of bilingual and ESL education as well as different program models that address the education of linguistically diverse students. Students will be introduced to an array of contemporary, research-based instructional approaches, including content-based instruction, task-based language teaching, and sheltered English instruction. As a result, they will gain an understanding of how to adapt standards-based lessons for English language learners. Through a practicum component, students will learn to design lessons and assessments for small-group instruction. Students will also develop cross-cultural competence through interactions with ELLs, teachers and school staff.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FDSED 1046 - CONTEXTS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course, the student will explore the sociocultural and political dimensions of language learning and teaching situations both in the U.S. and in international contexts. Students will learn that language acquisition is not politically neutral and it is rich with implications for the learner and the society. In many aspects of leaning a language, language itself is a privilege and is closely related to issues of power. By focusing on sociocultural, political, racial, and economic perspectives, this course examines the interplay between the macro-level relations of power in society and the micro-level experiences of language learners; to take a critical look at why language learning is encouraged and valued in certain situations while it is discouraged and marginalized in other situations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FDSED 1056 - LANGUAGE ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The focus of this course is how academic language is implemented for ELLs to be successful in U.S. schools. Students will study linguistic foundations of language structures such as English phonology, morphology and syntax as well as a thorough review of key theories and principles in first and second language acquisition. The course examines particular issues faced by students at different points in their education: elementary, middle and high school and the role of literacy in the content areas. With this, students will understand the complexities of reading and writing development in more than one language.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FDSED 1066 - CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT FOR ESL PROGRAM SPECIALISTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course students will learn to apply principles of ELL curriculum design and teacher-based assessment. Course readings, assignments and class discussions are implemented to guide the student in the understanding of how to best teach English language learners by adapting the established curriculum, or by creating a curriculum from scratch. In this course, curriculum is conceived of as an instructional process which includes preparation, instruction, and assessment. A foundational idea in this course is that assessment can and should be integrated into instruction. As such, you will learn how to sequence instruction in response to students’ performance on a variety of authentic assessments. You will also learn approaches to environment and needs analysis and will experience how these analyses can inform teaching and curriculum design.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FDSED 1171 - EDUCATIONAL LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide candidates with an overview and examination of laws and policies that govern K-12 education systems. Candidates will engage in an analysis of current trends in education, the roles of federal and local authorities, and issues of equitable educational opportunities for diverse communities. Lastly, candidates will develop a framework for the establishment and maintenance of professional relationships and networks with school/district personnel, related service providers and for ethical leadership practices governing one’s role as a professional educator.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1188 - STUDENT TEACHING IN NEW ZEALAND
Minimum Credits: 7
Maximum Credits: 7
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1197 - STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR ABROAD
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Student teaching seminar abroad
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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FDSED 1240 - SPANISH METHODS I (PRE K -5)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course familiarizes pre-service Spanish educators with strategies for developing materials and teaching Spanish to Pre-K - 5 students. It introduces students to Pennsylvania, ACTFL guidelines and national standards for world language learning in the 21st Century, curriculum and standards. Differentiated instruction techniques, student-centered approaches and assessment of learning difficulties introduced. Students will concurrently participate in pre-student teaching field experience. This course includes both lecture and hands on activities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FDSED 1250 - SPANISH METHODS II (G 6-12)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course continues to familiarize students to Spanish teaching-learning theories, strategies and issues in world language education. Students will focus on advanced teaching methodology of middle and secondary students, heritage language instruction, Spanish curricula, academic stands, research trends, resources and materials. This course also emphasizes advanced differentiated instruction techniques, student-centered approaches, assessment of learning difficulties, and professional growth. Students will concurrently participate in pre-student teaching field experience. This course includes both lecture and hands-on activities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0052 - FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed for students who have never studied french and desire to study french for reading knowledge and translation essential for graduate schooling in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. In this course, students will learn basic french grammar rules, vocabulary, and syntax essential to comprehending basic french texts in their respective areas of study.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0054 - FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course would give the business student and the traveler the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate with others during business and travel in francophone nations. Learning French can also help them improve the interpersonal skills they would need in an international career.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0101 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of the grammar and vocabulary of elementary spoken and written French. Stresses grammatical structure and its correct application.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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FR 0102 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A continuation of elementary French 1. A study of the grammar and vocabulary of elementary spoken and written French. Stresses grammatical structure and its correct application.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0101 or 0111
Course Attributes: DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement
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FR 0211 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a logical continuation of the first year, elementary French 1 and 2 sequence. Emphasis continues to be placed on communication.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0102 or 0112
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FR 0212 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a continuation of intermediate French 1.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0211
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FR 0311 - BUSINESS FRENCH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will be an introduction to business practices in France. The major topics covered in class will include written business, communication, financial institutions, trade, and advertising. The students will be asked to do translations, to write professional correspondence, and to read articles related to the world of business, economics, and finance. Cross-cultural differences regarding the work place are also a focus of the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0320 - INTRODUCTION TO CIVILIZATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to lead students to a better understanding of France today. Particular attention is directed to the major aspects of contemporary French life and society.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0321 - APPROACHES TO FRENCH LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The goal of this course is to illustrate ways of looking at literary texts. We shall examine plays, short prose works and poems focusing on textural elements such as narrative technique, characterization, societal factors and language.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0355 - FRENCH CONVERSATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to help students already familiar with the basic grammatical structure of the language to improve their facility in oral expression.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0356 - WRITTEN FRENCH 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to enable students to improve their understanding and control of essential elements of written French.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0452 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 9
To be arranged in consultation with instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 0610 - FRENCH HUMANIST WRITERS OF THE RENAISSANCE (ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will read English translations of sixteenth-century French prose with a focus on the historical, intellectual, and literary contexts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0620 - NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH SHORT STORIES (ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will read English translations of nineteenth-century French short stories and will be introduced to French history, art, and literary theory.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0630 - MEDIEVAL EPIC POETRY (ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will read English translations of several French epic poems and will study the epic tradition along with French cultural history from the 9th century through the 12th century.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0640 - MEDIEVAL FRENCH COURTLY ROMANCE (ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to the courtly romance of 12th century France through such works as the Arthurian tales of “Chretien de Troyes,” the romance of “Tristan and Iseult,” and “Aucassin and Nicolette.” (In English)
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 0650 - FRENCH LITERATURE AND MODERN CINEMA (ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This literature in translation course focuses on Canonical texts and their modern American adaptations. The texts will cover an area from the seventeenth century to WWII. We will study French culture and watch famous films such as “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Monuments Men”. We will pay attention to the audiences of these works and study the main differences between the original French texts and the American films.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FR 1019 - 20TH CENTURY TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course, offered infrequently, will treat some aspect of the literature of the 20th century in France.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
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FR 1060 - FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will cover the social, cultural, and political issues of French-speaking Africa and Canada as represented in poetry and fiction. (In French)
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 1062 - ALGERIAN LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will explore Algerian literature written by Algerian writers as well as French writers in the 19th and 20th centuries. (In French)
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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FR 1083 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN LIT (ENGLISH)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course taught in English and offered infrequently, will treat some aspect of French literature.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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FR 1090 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course serves as a foundation course for the professional translation certificate program, and for related fields. It deals with translation theory and the general problematics of the translation process, providing a theoretical framework for translation and systematically linking theory and practice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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GEOG 0100 - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Analysis of the location of economic activities and factors that affect locational decisions. Models of location for agriculture, manufacturing, retailing, and transportation systems provide a conceptual basis for examining world patterns.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0210 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduction to the study of the geographical characteristics and relationships of all phenomena within the earth’s physical environment. Emphasis placed on air, land and water distributions and the interactions between people and the physical environment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0310 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A survey course dealing with the broad patterns of physical, cultural, and human geography of the United States.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0320 - GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Presents the cultural, political, demographic and physical features of Africa emphasizing the location, spatial distribution and interrelations among these features.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0325 - GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to acquaint the student with geographic perspectives on Europe. Throughout the semester, the course will follow a systematic approach, examining the physical, cultural, demographic, political, urban, and economic patterns that make up the geography of contemporary Europe. Students are introduced to the diversity of the physical and human landscapes of Europe; the patterns of language, religion, and ethnicity; and the ways in which Europeans have used their land for economic and cultural purposes. Geography of Europe also examines the background and prospects of a united (and divided) Europe. Europe is experiencing tremendous change with the continued growth of the European union and the transition to market economies in eastern Europe. While its physical configuration remains unaltered, a process of disintegration and reintegration has changed the map in response to social, cultural, political and economic pressures. The course provides a useful geographic appreciation for the casual European traveler and valuable insights for the serious student of Europe. Making use of the tools and techniques of geographic inquiry, the course will delve into issues to provide a comprehensive understanding of today’s Europe.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0350 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the patterns of the Middle East including places, people, physical and cultural environments, religion, climate, landforms, natural resources, livelihoods, ethnic groups, language, population, and settlement patterns. Emphasizes recent geopolitical disputes in the Middle East, giving special attention to the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the formation of a Palestinian state and current Arab-world events.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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GEOG 0420 - CARTOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examines the interpretation of social, political, economic, demographic and physical data through the use of maps and charts. Mapping software is used to explore map projections; scale; the selection, organization and presentation of data; cartographic techniques and map interpretation. The history of mapmaking and maps as propaganda tools is also discussed. Computers are used for all mapping projects; no manual drafting is involved.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0610 - URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The processes and consequences of urban growth are examined in cases ranging from early Mesopotamia, West Africa, and Meso-America to contemporary world urbanization patterns. The U.S. Urban experience is examined in depth, with particular attention given to problems of town planning, housing, transportation, and environmental quality.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 0810 - EARTH AND PEOPLE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces the student to the nature and scope of the field of geography and demonstrates the methodology which geographers use to examine people and land relationships. A number of world regions will be analyzed in this class.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1130 - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The principles of political geography are developed by a problem approach. The problems range from those of local boundaries and political patterns on the land, to national boundaries and inventories with their attendant effect on national power. The classic studies in political geography are examined with emphasis on those current problems that will concern the student as a citizen in the years ahead.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1160 - POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A geographical study of population which examines the distribution of people on earth, analyzes the changing patterns of fertility and mortality with its resulting natural growth, surveys the different forms of spatial mobility, both international and internal, and considers the problem of world’s population growth.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1190 - GEODEMOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to various demographic concepts as applied to selected geographic areas.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOG 0810 or Permission of Instructor
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GEOG 1200 - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examination of the environmental concepts and issues that planners face. Focus on land use planning, planning and use of resources, interactions of people and the environment, and the role of government in formulating policies and strategies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1210 - CLIMATOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Fundamentals and applications of climatology. Climate classification and climatic change discussed. Human bioclimatology, agroclimatology and climate modification examined.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1220 - NATURAL HAZARDS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An examination of the threatening forces of nature, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, severe weather, droughts and floods, and how people enhance and respond to hazards.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1230 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An examination of alternatives in environmental management. Historical, political, social, and economic aspects of conservation and resource management are studied.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1240 - WATERSHEDS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will present hydrology and management of watersheds for upper level undergraduates. Integrated watershed management is the process of organizing and guiding land, water, and other natural resource use on a watershed to provide desired goods and services to people without affecting adversely soil and water resources. Embedded in the concept of integrate watershed management is the recognition of the interrelationships among land use, soil, and water, and the linkages between uplands and downstream areas. This course will have in-class activities and exercises, as well as on-campus field investigations including a full stream assessment and a wetland delineation and assessment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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GEOG 1260 - ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An examination of society’s production and consumption of energy, and how it is affected by the distribution of energy resources and other social, political, and economic factors. Special consideration is given to the spatial organization of the energy system and its impact on the landscape, current energy uses, and sustainable energy futures.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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